actually a perfect description of marissa

Thank you for writing this, it brought a sad smile to my face. Marissa was one of the most misunderstood characters of the OC, tragic and misunderstood.
You chose your words and the songs very well, they add to the emotional impact of the story.
It's hard to choose the best line, because they all mesh together so well, but if I had to:
He drives past the cemetery with a lump in his throat and thinks of how unfair it is that the one person who needed to get out of Newport is condemned here until the end of time. It seems like some sort of bitter cruel fate for this to be her eternal resting spot. this would be it.
Beautiful fic.

Aww! I love how you wrote this... Marissa was always going to be a part of Ryan's life... she was his first love... but I love how you included Taylor in there... You really captured that although he was always gonna love Marissa, Taylor was the one for him... good job... this is really good!

Beautifully done!

The last scene at the house is by far the most moving of the episode, so to that end, this is by far the best post-finale fic I've read.

"She died the same girl he first met." - that's so very true; I love how you expressed that. And I also think that if she'd just escaped, she might have been okay, so I'm glad that even though it's too late for her, Ryan goes ahead and finds a way to do it for her. The idea of Marissa being there in the background, not intruding and not overpowering but simply a memory that won't be forgotten, is utterly beautiful. And the last line leaves me with a shiver.

Amazing.

I have always loved the end of the driveway thing with Marissa. It was probably my favorite part of the finale.

I loved this.

This is so beautiful. I've seen a bunch of fics revolve around the finale, but none of them even come remotely close to expressing what you have in this one shot.

Every single sentence, from the first to the last, is powerful and amazing. I love how you described Ryan's attachment to the house in the first few paragraphs and then the introduction of Marissa - seriously, it brought tears to my eyes. I just love the way you described everything.

Just absolutely perfect.

wow that was so wonderfully written it made me cry! just beautiful, thank you so much for writing this. i'd like to think this is how ryan remembered marissa too, it's sad and perfectly fitting at the same time. excellent job!

I really really loved your story, eventhough it almost made me cry.Very well written. Hope you'll write a new story soon.

That was wonderful! I'm so glad you showed how Marrissa was flawed but how Ryan felt about her anyway. Please keep it up.

really liked it and loved that line you used as the description.

that was beautifuly written! amazing! it was so heartfelt, i had tears in my eyes! great job

That was fantastic. I don't even know if I can describe how amazing that was. It made me cry. It was perfect. Well done.

wow...this is really good. I think it's great that ryan kept her with him, even if she was never the perfect girl...or ever grew up to become the perfect girl. I guess you can say she really did stayed forever young. Really good job on writing this.

that was wonderful.
beautifully written.
it did everything you wanted it to do: sum up the rm relationship and marrisa's tragic nature.